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Шаблон:Infobox company Fujian Benz Automotive Co., Ltd., formerly Fujian Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd., is a light commercial vehicle manufacturing company based in Fuzhou, and a joint venture between Daimler Vans Hong Kong Limited (a joint venture of the Mercedes-Benz Group and China Motor Corporation of Taiwan), BAIC Motor Corporation Limited (35%), and Fujian Motor Industry Group Co., Ltd (15%).

History

The company was founded in June 2007 as Fujian Daimler Automotive Co. by Fujian Motor Industry Group (50%), Daimler (34%) and China Motor Corp. (16%).[1] It began construction of an assembly plant in the Qingkou Investment Zone, Fúzhōu in October 2007.[2] The 660,000 square meter plant would cost over 200 million (US$284 million).[1] With 2,800 employees, the plant has a capacity of 40,000 vehicles a year.[3] For establishing of the joint venture and building the plant facilities, Fujian Motor Industry Group Company and the Hong Kong Daimler Vans Limited invested a total of 434,600,000.Шаблон:Citation needed

Series production of Fujian Daimler's first product range, the Viano transporter, began in April 2010.[4]

In November, 2011, Sprinter was launched. Fujian Daimler changed its name to Fujian Benz in March 2012 for better brand recognition among Chinese consumers as Daimler is not as well known as Benz.[5][6]

In March 2013 Fujian Benz opened a new product development center in Fuzhou, constructed at a cost of around RMB 500 million (approximately €60 million).[7][8]

In Mar. 2016, Fujian Benz launched three V-Class models, including V260, V260 Exclusive and V260L Exclusive.[9]

Operations

Fujian Benz covers 660,000 square meters, including 330,000 square meters for Phase I and a construction area of 162,000 square meters. The company currently employs 1,600 workers.

The annual production capacity of Phase I is 40,000 units.[9]Шаблон:Dead link At one time, China was the largest market of the Viano.[6]

At its production plant in Qinkou, Fujian Benz operates a product development center which covers approximately 11,000 square meters of built-up area, as well as a 53,000 square meter proving ground including a 1,400 meter circuit.[8]Шаблон:Dead link In an industrial park adjacent to the Qinkou production plant, Fujian Benz operates an EMC lab, an exhaust gas test lab, and a chassis dynamometers facility, which cover a combined built-up area of around 8,000 square meters.[8]Шаблон:Dead link The product development center, with a total investment of 500 million rmb, was put into operation in 2013.[9]Шаблон:Dead link

Current production

Fujian Benz currently produces the following vehicles:[10]

Former production

References

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External links

Шаблон:Daimler AG Шаблон:Automotive industry in the People's Republic of China